We are thrilled to be partnering with a fellow women-owned business to bring fun and unique Parent-and-Me programming to Park Slope! Good Day Play Cafe boasts a beautiful indoor playground for kids (and cozy cafe for parents!) right on 5th avenue, and we will be bringing our interactive music activities on Thursday mornings beginning NovemberContinue reading “Parent-and-Me Groups, Coming Soon!”
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5 Ways to Support Your Kids at Home… Using Music!
As music therapists and music instructors for kids of all ages and abilities, we get to see first hand the effect music has on kids’ attention, coping skills, and regulation. At NeuroMotif, we feel there’s no reason to keep any of it a secret! We want parents to have the same tools we have soContinue reading “5 Ways to Support Your Kids at Home… Using Music!”
Music Therapy for Kids with ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, better known as ADHD, is characterized by atypical executive functioning and sensory needs. It is a complex neurotype that we are learning more and more about all the time! And, we are always thinking of new ways to use music therapy to support our clients who have ADHD. No two peopleContinue reading “Music Therapy for Kids with ADHD”
Come Move With Us!
Join us September 23rd for a Free Motion Capture workshop! Our friend James Kwan is bringing his Motion Capture music-making technology to our studio for our clients and friends to try. We would love to see what you think, and how our clients and fellow clinicians would use this musical tool! Saturday, September 233:30pmSpoke theContinue reading “Come Move With Us!”
Music and Neuroplasticity
Maybe you’ve heard of neuroplasticity before – the concept that brains can change, adapt, and learn. People often talk about how younger minds have more plasticity – it’s easier for kids to learn new things because their brains typically have more neuropathways. We’ve known through research that music, and especially directed music therapy exercises, canContinue reading “Music and Neuroplasticity”
Through the Eyes of an Autistic Therapist
I am autistic, and I could not be more proud of that. Childhood struggles I was born in a time that autism was hardly recognized at all, let alone recognized in girls who are hyperlexic and extremely talkative. In the 2020s, most people would hear their pediatrician say “your daughter is not bonded to you”Continue reading “Through the Eyes of an Autistic Therapist”
The Neurodiversity Affirming Model: What is it?
Differences are normal. The Neurodiversity affirming model is based on the idea that everyone has differences in the way they think and interact with the world. There’s nothing inherently wrong with having a disability or being neurodivergent. The problems arise when society won’t accommodate for differences in needs. Who is neurodivergent? The term “neurodivergent” refersContinue reading “The Neurodiversity Affirming Model: What is it?”
Music Therapy for Children with Autism
You may have heard about the strong correlation between diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder and a great affinity for music. Many children with autism have been noted to have an echoic memory for music, natural musical ability, or even perfect pitch. So, it should not be surprising to hear that Music Therapy for children withContinue reading “Music Therapy for Children with Autism”
A Sneak Peek at our Summer Parent-and-Me Group
I am so excited to tell you about our Summer Parent-and-Me Group happening Saturdays on Zoom, starting July 2021!
Music for Processing Grief
Last week, I attended a mental health awareness event called #BeWell at Samsung 837 in Chelsea, NYC. I RSVP-ed knowing little about the event and its presenters – just that Dr. Jess, the main speaker, is a young, Black, female psychiatrist, and that I get excited about representation of all of those traits in theContinue reading “Music for Processing Grief”